better half
a person's wife.
a person's husband.
Origin of better half
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How to use better half in a sentence
When a moron ran onto the field in the second half and my better half missed it, there was enough of a delay that she was able to catch it “live” on the stream.
Future of TV Briefing: Streaming services count on content to keep subscribers acquired in 2020 | Tim Peterson | February 10, 2021 | DigidayI will probably only return if my better half takes me there.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI turned and saw my better half, Emily, letting loose like no one was looking.
New Orleans Shooting: I Saw the Mother’s Day Parade Gunman | Jarratt Pytell | May 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe fondly remembers enjoying the “wonderful senses of humor” possessed by both Romney and his better half, Ann.
When seen riding the latter, he was asked the reason (it turned out that his better half had taken the good one).
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
I had read in a Hebrew book of an approved plan for a husband to secure lordship over his better half for life.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonAs we were going away old Quasho made his appearance, followed by Quashie, his better half.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. KingstonTurn your mind from him with all the expedition in your power, or its peace may be touched for the better half of your life.
Camilla | Fanny BurneyBut here it appears to be the antipodes of all poetry and propriety, simply because man's better half is wanting.
British Dictionary definitions for better half
jocular one's spouse
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Other Idioms and Phrases with better half
Also, better part. The larger amount or majority of something, as in I won't be long; the better half of this job is complete, or I have spent the better part of my life in this city. Sir Philip Sidney used the first term in Arcadia (1580): “I ... shall think the better half of it already achieved.” The variant appears in a well-known proverb, discretion is the better part of valor.
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